History of the Bakerloo Line

The Bakerloo is the dull brown line on London's iconic tube map. It doesn't have the multiple branches of the Northern or District Lines, the loops of the Piccadilly or the Central, or the puzzling shape of the non-circular Circle.But its nondescript appearance belies a history encompassing fraud in the boardroom and drama in the courtroom for a line first conceived by sports enthusiasts and finished by Chicago gangsters. With over 120 photographs, this book provides a history of its development from obtaining Parliamentary permission and raising finance through to geology and construction techniques. It details its operation including rolling stock, signalling, stations and signage from the beginning to the current day. The impact of the two World Wars is revealed and it remembers some of the accidents and tragedies that befell the line. Finally, the book describes its evolution up to the present day and beyond.

ISBN:	9781785007453
Publisher:	The Crowood Press
Imprint:	The Crowood Press
Published date:	23 Oct 2020
DEWEY:	388.4209421
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	192
Weight:	468g
Height:	189mm
Width:	247mm
Spine width:	12mm

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